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asoko

asoka

masc nom sg of asoka (adj); masc nom sg of asoka (noun)

1. sorrow-free; free from sadness
2. tree Jonesia Asoka; lit. without sorrow
3. name of Vipassī Buddha's attendant; lit. without sorrow

Etymology. na > a + √suc > soc > sok + *a; from √suc 'grieve'; Sanskrit aśoka [śuc]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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